Mignet Pou-du-Ciel

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Pou-du-Ciel
HM 14
Type: Light aircraft
Design country:

FranceFrance France

Manufacturer:

Henri Mignet

First flight:

September 10, 1933

Production time:

1933-

As Pou-du-Ciel (German about: Himmelslaus , also known as Flying Flea ) refers to a family of light aircraft of the French aeronautical engineer Henri Mignet , whose special feature is the two consecutive wings.

construction

Wing arrangement in a sky louse

The sky louse was first designed by Henri Mignet and has since been recreated by many amateur aircraft builders. The machine is designed as a tandem wing aircraft, whereby the front wing is also used as an elevator .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
length 3.49 m
span 6.06 m
payload ? kg
Empty mass 102 kg
Takeoff mass 193 kg
Cruising speed 88 km / h
Top speed 104 km / h
Engines a Henderson motorcycle engine, 1300 cc

See also

Web links

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